Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-29
A M00NSHINER COMES IN
HIS ACTION SECURES HIM n
SHORTER TERM.

The Man One of tho Two Fugitives I'm.
plicated In the Murderous Attack on
Deputy Marshal in Gordon County
a Bibb County Negress Dies from .
Wound Inflicted by Her Husband.
ATLANTA, GA, Jan. 2s.-In Noveml er,
1885, Deputy Marshal Carter arrested
Morgan Thomas, mOOnshiner in Gordon
county. He escorted him to the depo
and while waiting for a train some Of
Thomas friends attempted to rescue him.
They fired into the depot, but fortunately
without doing any harm, and failed in
their attempt. Wash Homes, Sam Talov
and James Miller were arrested, trieI
and convicted OF the crime OF conspiracy,
and sentenced to two years in the Albany,
n. Y, penltentlary. Two others were
implicated, but managed to evade ibO
officers. This morning, In company with
his attorney, James II. Talley,
one Of the two, entered the
custom house and surrendered himself.
He went before Judge Newman and ems
tered plea of guilty, at the same ttuo
Offering eXcupatorY evidence which IN
duced the court to regard the case IN . a
light OF sGemeanor. sentence OF
ak month"; imprisonment initne Fulton
county Jail and fine OF 800 was imposed.
PARDoNED OUT OF PRISON.
The Governor to-day pard0ned II. "
Hargett, who was convicted at the Nav
term OF the Superior Court OF NuscO2ca
county OF malpractice in office and sen-
fenced TO pay a fine of $50. Hargett waS
a Justice OF the Peace, and was convicted
of demanding and receiving excessive
fees under the law. He was by tha
90 INDIGNANT off a
debarred from further holding office. The
sentence having been fully satisfied. the
fact that Hargett bore a good character
before his conviction and has since de-
meaned himself properly. and that execu-
tive clemenCy was asked by MANY prOmi-
nent citizens, induced the granting OF tha
pardon which restores Hargett 10 the fulE
rights Of citizenship.
Deputy Collector Ware reports TO the
internal revenue office to-day the seizure
Of three copper stills, caps and worms,
seven watts, six stands, 1000 gallons Of
beer and thirty gallons Of singlings. as the
property of j. W. Brooks and William
smith, OF Monroe. Both were put under
bond,
DETERMINED INCENDIARIsM.
Early this morning the Purcell House,
on Forsyth street, was set on fire in thre8
distinct places by incendiaries. The de-
partment responded, and after much
trouble succeeded in eXtinguishing the
flames before tho fire made headwsy
The fire was first discovered in the pan
try, and short time after smoke wRs
seen coming from the closet in
roof fifty feet from the pantry and then a
dense volume of smoke came from a
closet adjoining the parlor. In the first
closet was found a barrel stuffed with
loose straw and an old mattress burning.
In the second closet was bundle of ligus
wood knots in flames. The damage to the
property was slight. The police are
searching for the incendiary. They have
no clew.
At midnight tonight VIII Thomas, a
negro bootback, got mad with John Stet-
son, a regro, in front of the KimbalI
House and threw the contents Of a bottle
of carbolio acid in his face. Stetson
saved his eyes by shutting them, but his
forehead and cheeks we're terribly burned.
Thomas was locked up.